Press Releases

Duke Homestead State Historic Site in Durham will be closed for approximately three weeks beginning Monday, Oct. 31 while repairs are made to the Visitor Center roof.

North Carolina State Parks will hold a Special Centennial Celebration, which will include retracing the steps of a citizen march in support of saving Crowders Mountain, Sunday at Crowders Mountain State Park.

The Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in Jacksonville, N.C. is one of five new clinical sites for expansion of the Creative Forces: NEA Military Healing Arts Network, a partnership of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the Department of Defense (DoD).

Fascinated by pirates? Spellbound by Blackbeard? Want to see items last touched by buccaneers?  Do you wonder what happens with artifact conservation? You’ll want to join the Nov. 19 “Saturday at the QAR Lab” tours of the Queen Anne’s Revenge Conservation Lab in Greenville.

From morning to night, “Pumpkin Fest” will rock Town Creek Indian Mound State Historic Site on Saturday, Oct. 29. An homage to the harvest that respects Pee Dee Indian traditions, visitors will find a day of celebration of early foods and pumpkins by day, and the thrill of Jack-o-lanterns and bonfires by night.

Fort Dobbs State Historic Site will honor and showcase North Carolina's military history and salute Veterans Day with a "Military Timeline" Nov. 12-13. Visitors will learn about the experiences of soldiers and support personnel from the past 400 years. 

Princeville, the oldest town incorporated by African Americans in the United States, is struggling under heavy flooding from Hurricane Matthew. The N.C. African American Heritage Commission is initiating a drive to gather needed supplies for a community where the majority of homes are flooded and many have lost everything.

Take a peek at behind-the-scenes spaces at the State Capitol this November! The Capitol is offering a special tour Saturday, Nov. 5, at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., focusing on "secret" spaces in the building and the history of the Capital city.  

Hurricane Matthew has destroyed many homes and left families in despair, but cultural institutions also may be devastated. The Cultural Resources Emergency Support Team (CREST) can offer help to small public and private museums and holders of archival collections in the flooded areas of the state.